Cicada Mania - Fly Fishing Brood X (Only Every 17 Years)

In this video, Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters and Josh McQueen of Ohio Fly Fishing Guides fly fish the 17 year Brood X. Needless to say, it is insanity.
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[@ZGADOW]

I love that he’s getting emotional about how special it is. The beauty of fishing is that we are always chasing the dragon and when you get a good dose and the conditions are perfect it’s important to pause and enjoy it fully.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Exactly! Thanks for watching.

[@lowerdfool]

Caught my first ever carp on the fly (cicada pattern) yesterday, in my kayak, here in Dayton. I was skunked by them the day before, when I was out, but caught so many bluegill on a dropper. Your videos, and instructions have really helped to get me back to fishing/fly fishing, after many years away. I'm hooked! Keep up the great work.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here and congrats!

[@flyingunicycle]

Very nice video guys! I was able to fish the bighorn river in Wyoming for the first time these past couple days and caught my first couple brook trout. I just started fly fishing a couple months ago and your videos help a lot! Please keep them coming!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here. As long as folks keep supporting the shop, we'll keep making videos! Stay tuned......

[@dylanagli1577]

Beautiful. Love the music to go with the vibe. Landing the first carp on the 5 wt was epic! Thanks for some awesome content as always.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here!

[@StorckFlys]

I got my personal best this year with the Brood X hatch. Loved the video and all the content you have posted.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. Many of us have!!!!

[@williamcourtney8593]

That was amazing. I can't imagine catching carp on a 5wt lol.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching!

[@cliffordsharp853]

Love this video. That amazing mirror carp was the highlight for me.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. Was a highlight for him too!!!!

[@fartsarerad]

This was great. Thank you Brian and Team.

[@fartsarerad]

Are we saying MRO Team now? Let's do it. Thank you Brian and MRO Team!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

That works! Thanks for watching.

[@richardbutts6512]

Awesome ya all!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@terp53]

What a great day of fly fishing! Love the video 👍🏼

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Epic! Thanks for watching.

[@benpoff7759]

AWESOME video!!! All the species of fish on ONE fly ... a magical day my friend!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. It was indeed!

[@nathancottrill1363]

The Salmonfly Hatch is my dream every year. I take vacation from work and fish the first 2 weeks of June. It’s like hummingbirds flying everywhere, they’re just giant bugs instead. I CAN NOT wait for the Salmonfly hatch this year!!! I’m blessed to have it. Awesome video man.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching. Big bugs are special.

[@williamschwan207]

going to have to make the short drive down there to try some of these carp. The hatch in '16 was nothing short of spectacular in my county. Glad to see you guys getting out there.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching and feel free to call the shop if they can help out.

[@alexc9187]

Love it. Heading out this week...

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching and best of luck.

[@jameswill1862]

Awesome guys, well done

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here.

[@tomm6431]

Great video!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching!

[@randycampbell3628]

great show waiting to do that here in Ontario.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching and have fun!

[@BenMcDevitt]

Just got one of these hats and love it

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Awesome! Thanks for the support.

[@jacobstarr9010]

Catfish fight super hard on conventional tackle, I can only imagine how hard they pull on a fly rod.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

They are a blast on a fly!

[@jedicazador]

I’ve gotten a few catfish on fly one was a 7 lb catfish it was an awesome fight , carp is on my wish list

[@shadygraves]

I LOVE THAT SOUND!!! I had the pleasant experience of fishing a cicada hatch about 30 years ago, on a canoe float trip in Central Alabama. We slaughtered the bream and bass. I mean largemouth, spotted, and redeye bass, bluegills, redears, pumpkinseeds, warmouths, and green sunfish all were gorging on the things. We went home, put a little extra black Sharpie on our ¹/¹⁶oz black Roostertails, along with a little orange fingernail polish. We went back the next day and caught over 200; mostly bass! I just had to have some of your cicada flies; they look awesome. I pray that I live long enough to hear that sound again! It IS the trip of a lifetime. 🪰

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing. An amazing angling experience for sure!

[@jessebainter5269]

Looks like a blast! I'm bummed out, the cicada hatch in central Iowa was about seven years ago.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

It is certainly a blast! We are going to become "Cicada Chasers".

[@OlufsWaterview]

Nice vid . Good hatch going on

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@frankmonroe8320]

Nice! Thank you.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@eriefishing9129]

That first carp was actually a fully scaled mirror carp,which are supper rare

[@Madriveroutfitters]

That is correct! Thanks for watching.

[@brooksvenuti7490]

That might be the most pristine mirror carp I've ever seen!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Agreed. A fine specimen.

[@edelms3255]

Would never have thought about a catfish on the surface...very cool!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Tons of fun! Thanks for watching.

[@nathancottrill1363]

I am blessed that I get to be a part of such a famous and incredible hatch on a yearly basis out in Western Colorado. Huge bugs in the masses, everywhere. You can’t keep them off of you, and you can’t keep the fish off your flies either. Salmonfly Hatch….💯

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Tons of fun. That’s really cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@Thwarptide]

That firs carp, woah nelly! Its really something when you catch such a fish on a rod not really rated for it. I was pan fishing with a 5’ ultralight and 4lb test down here in Florida, on a creek as wide as a 4 car lengths. Not a fly rod, its too tight to use one. I have caught small bass here b4 and there’s a big variety of fish to catch. However I NEVER expected to catch a 5.5lb bass. What a carefully calculated fight. The bass certainly had the advantage, but after 10 minutes I won…..barely. 40 of my line was ruined though. I’m pleased Brian had the patience to pull this off. You should have lost the battle. Its quite the accomplishment to win when the playing field is equal. Congrats Brain. 👍

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@johnnylightning1491]

Well Brian, I don't know if I'm going to live to see the next Brood X hatch but if I do I'll be at your shop so you can tell me where that river is. I haven't seen any cicadas here in Michigan but I've got my eye out for them. Keep the good stuff coming.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@cephasmcpher67peteroutdoorspip]

WOW! What an awesome outing the variety of fish was crazy. I went out last weekend and I was watching my fly drifting downstream and it got taken by a snapping turtle. Thank God I smash my barbs so I didn't have to just cut the leader, surprisingly he didn't fight it was like he was just inviting me to get my hand close to his mouth to get my fly back, lol.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching and be careful out there.

[@morgen8250]

What a monster! 9:08 I'd be smiling too !

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Tons of fun!

[@jonathanlahdenpera7929]

Hi there you guys have responded to ever single comment of mine for I think 6 videos and I want to keep it going!!! Thank you

[@Madriveroutfitters]

We respond to everything here or in the shop. Thanks for being here.

[@FlyFishDan]

That is pretty darn cool, something that you just don’t see up in the Pacific Northwest!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@andykjohnsonjohnson7622]

Awesome video Brian 🎣😃, catfish on a surface lure wicked . When I live back in England, we would actually catch, the occasional weils catfish. On a floating dog biscuit 😐 , manly carp fishing. What a fight, on 10lb line. My fishing buddy Dave, court a 17.5 lb . Took 1& half hrs to land the Monster. This was at Caerphilly Castle in Wales, England

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing.

[@Just_Call_Frank]

Awesome Sauce n' Fries!!!!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Could not have said it better. Thanks.

[@FlyTyer1948]

Sure looks like fun!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

It was...in fact.....very much fun.

[@bryant8635]

So cool! We won't get Brood X here in Arkansas, unfortunately. We have to wait for the Brood XIX hatch in 2024 😏

[@Madriveroutfitters]

It's worth the wait!!!

[@Detroit3Pistons]

Tank Carp! What a riot!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.

[@assassinbassin3072]

Ohio does have some beautiful waters! Glad too live here❤️ it gets a lot of a bad wrap but it’s just the people who aren’t that great!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

No place we'd rather be as fly anglers. Thanks for watching.

[@assassinbassin3072]

@@Madriveroutfitters I’m going too make my way too the shop soon, sad too say I’ve been tuned in since I started fly fishing bust still haven’t stopped in 🤦🏻‍♂️ I’m about 2 hours south, would love too come get some awesome gear and tips from you guys!! Thanks for keeping up the great content.

[@danburke5417]

that was awesome!!! i need to tie some orange and black moodah poodahs and hit the water

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Do it! Thanks for watching.

[@koreaflyfishing]

👍🏻great

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for being here.

[@tylermcintyre1454]

Tyler Mac yeah it’s cicada season

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Every year…..somewhere. Thanks for watching.

[@steveandsandrarankin9761]

I will not be able to fish the Brood X "hatch" (in quotations because i know it's not really a hatch, or is it, lol) because I live in Texas. But I did catch a 6.2 pound channel cat on a 5 weight rod and #6 wooly bugger. I think I was using 2X tippet. Needless to say, when he decided he wanted to run l let him. So much fun!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for sharing. Catfish are a blast on a fly rod!

[@seanbeck1370]

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching!

[@joehealey6209]

Looks like fun, it's to bad that we do not have these bugs in New Hampshire.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Very much like fun. Thanks for watching.

[@waynemoureau5154]

You are “THE MAN”. I can’t imagine catching a fish that size on a 5-weight fly rod. How much did it weigh? 👍👍

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Thanks for watching.....but what is a fief?

[@waynemoureau5154]

@@Madriveroutfitters I corrected it. 😂

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Gotcha. Thanks. You'd have to check with Brian on that but we heard them say 20lbs?

[@fisherman_rue2403]

I know that hand hurt for a long time after releasing the catfish.

[@Madriveroutfitters]

He "medicates" well though. He'll be fine. Thanks for watching.

[@wd4477]

Follow on question: Did someone cut Brian off in traffic on his way home?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Let's hope so!

[@stevepileski614]

Did you hire that cicada to fly into Brian's face?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

It was completely staged. Mechanical cicada.

[@justinelliott3017]

Those surface cat eats are bad to the bone

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Agreed! So much fun.

[@thomasryan5394]

sign me up!

[@Madriveroutfitters]

Give the shop a call! They can help.

[@rudyb690]

Where can I get a cicada fly?

[@Madriveroutfitters]

www.madriveroutfitters.com/search.aspx?searchterm=cicada

[@Madriveroutfitters]

We have more on the way!!!!